MADISON, WISCONSIN (August 2, 2022) — About 7,700 students received degrees from the University of Wisconsin-Madison on May 13 and 14, including students from your area.

HOMETOWN, STATE; NAME, COLLEGE1, DEGREE1, MAJOR1(S), DISTINCTION (if listed), COLLEGE2 (if listed), DEGREE2 (if listed), DISTINCTION2 (if listed)

Moline, IL

Jennie Martin, School of Med & Public Health, Master of Science-Biomedical Data Science, Biomedical Data Science

Monmouth College senior and Stockdale Fellow Grace Simpson, left, and 2019 graduate Elizabeth Smith have helped get the rebranded Highlander Hub location ready for the students who will arrive on campus later this month

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (August 2, 2022) — A project that started with Monmouth College's chaplain office prior to the pandemic is now in the capable hands of the school's Stockdale Fellows leadership program.

PELLA, IOWA (August 2, 2022) — Central College has been awarded a $35,000 grant from the US Department of State's Increase and Diversify Education Abroad for US Students (IDEAS) Program.

Central is one of 44 colleges and universities across the United States and the only college in Iowa to receive the IDEAS grant to create, expand and/or diversify American student mobility overseas in support of US foreign policy goals.

Kensey Arlt was one of the members of the Monmouth College Class of 2021 who took time out on their graduation day to write down their "first destination" after Monmouth. Arlt had a job secured in professional soccer, and she has since stepped up to the big leagues in that sport, working for DC United in Major League Soccer

BURLINGTON, VERMONT (July 29, 2022) — Jill Hingtgen of Bettendorf, Iowa, has been named to a Champlain College President's List for the Spring 2022 semester.

Students awarded honors based on their academic achievement. Hingtgen is currently enrolled in the Computer Forensics and Digital Investigations major.

The honors include:

Dean's List — for achieving a 3.5 grade-point average during the spring semester

CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA (July 29, 2022) — Coe College is recognizing its highest-performing students as members of the Dean's List. To be named to the Dean's List, a student must earn at least a 3.5 grade-point average for the term and rank in the top 10% of the student body. Local students who earned a spot on the Spring 2022 Dean's List are:

Delaney Fitzgerrel of Bettendorf (52722)

Addie Menke of Le Claire (52753)

ST PAUL, MINNESOTA. (July 29, 2022) — Local students have been named to the Bethel University Dean's List for academic excellence for the spring 2022 semester.

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Davenport, Iowa

Breanna Vermeer, Greg and Sandy VerMeer

Madison Wilson, Trudy Wilson

The Dean's List honors students who achieve an outstanding scholastic record during a semester with a grade-point average of 3.6 or greater.

KENOSHA, WISCONSIN (July 29, 2022) — More than 760 students have been named to the Carthage College Dean's List for the Spring 2022 semester, including these students from your coverage area:

Jack Kelley of Port Byron, IL

Maeve Dwyer of Davenport, IA

Kaeleen Smith of Moline, IL

Catherine Wilde of Rock Island, IL

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BLOOMINGTON, ILLINOIS (July 29, 2022) — Illinois Wesleyan University honored more than 400 candidates for graduation during Commencement on May 1, 2022. Dr William Farrar ('71), considered to be one of the nation's foremost experts in cancer care and chief executive officer of The James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute, delivered the Commencement address.

Christopher Lerch of Rock Island, IL, majored in Music Education.

QUINCY, ILLINOIS (July 28, 2022) — Quincy University released its Dean's List for the Spring 2022 semester. Honorees must earn a semester grade-point average of at least 3.5 (on a 4.0 scale) to be included in the biannual Dean's List. In total, 342 students received the honor during the Spring 2022 semester. A complete list of honorees is listed below.

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Aledo, IL

Malorie Matlick

Eldridge, IA

Sydney Happel

Geneseo, IL

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